I will readily admit that I don't know what the best option is with Lauri. If he plays a lot, he actively undermines the tank. If you trade him, there's no way to get comparable value. When you trade away a star you immediately begin the process of trying to figure out how to land the next star.
Yeah, therein lies the rub. For me, it's better to rip the band-aid off and get what we can just because its a.) undermining the tank, b.) we're not actively working on a timeline that goes with his age or contract, and c.) we have no real set direction other than "actively looking for trades" which is part of a plan, but should not BE the plan.
The west is a beast we can tank while having Markkanen on the team. We may have three rookies, just don’t add any other actual nba vets use the three rookies and the three sophomores Lauri and Sexton. Find a way to unload Collins and JC and the jazz will lose plenty of games. If we end with a 5-7 spot in the lotto that’s perfect.
So, the one wrinkle here is that Ryan wants to keep making money. He wants to keep selling tickets, and jerseys, and tshirts, water bottles, etc. and Lauri is a big part of that. And of course, Ryan is trying to convince state lawmakers to use public funds to pay for the little kingdom he's trying to build downtown. Tanking doesn't help that.
He's already convinced the state of that. He needs to convince SLC, which shouldn't be an issue. As for the rest, he should understand there's a time to cashout on a product for the sake of a longer term gain.
I think you obviously re-sign/extend him.
Hand pads OK, proprioception good with Collier, questionable with WIlliams... both unreal FT form.
There were a few leftover guys from the DL to DA era. One guy mentioned hand pads and they were all murdered Dr. Evil style on spot.
Cities giving billionaires money is such a dirty business. How can he answer the question "I am honest in my dealings with my fellow man." when he is constantly working to screw over every single tax payer in the state. Not to mention how that affects the chastity question! Good thing for him that church stuff is just made up ********, but still!
They got 2 unprotected Wolves picks following right after the year Anthony Edwards' contract expires. They might even be able to use those to trade for Edwards if they feel like he's a goner in 2029 or something...
